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Startup CorkboardMe Takes on Dropbox

There's no shortage of competitors to Dropbox out there, so add a new one to the list: CorkboardMe.

As the name implies, the app uses a corkboard as a metaphor for file storage. If the video above is any guide, doing so is as easy as pinning to Pinterest. Tim Coulter, the CEO of CorkboardMe, says his company has a edge on Dropbox: "Sharing files is easy with DropBox, but finding them later is hard. We make both the sharing of files and information as well as the recall seamless, quick and easy." Reps from Dropbox could not be reached for comment.

CorkboardMe is offering a demo of its service here, but to save files, you'll have to sign up for $4.99 a month. Coulter says the company is offering unlimited storage — for now at least: "We're going to see how this works with our current pricing model and then regroup from there. We'll likely add more intermediate plans in the future." (Dropbox is free for the first 18 GB, but the company offers pricing plans from there that run to $19.99 a month.)

The company, which is completely self-financed, hopes to get users hooked and then experiment further with pricing.

What do you think? Is this an attractive idea? Let us know in the comments.

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